Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Haseltine
First Name
Florence
Middle Name
M.
Maiden Name
Russell
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Exeter, ME
Date of Birth
1878?
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1935-09-01
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 9-5-1935, p.7
Obituary
Mrs. Florence M. Haseltine Friends of Mrs. Florence M. Haseltine, widow of the late Leonard M. Haseltine, will be sorry to learn of her death which occurred Sunday evening, Sept. 1st, at her home on the Dover road, after a long and painful illness, which she bore patiently. She was born in Exeter, 57 years ago, the daughter of Benjamin F. and Marietta A. (Foss) Russell. She was married in Nov. 1902, to Leonard M. Haseltine, who passed away eleven years ago. She is survived by one son, Clyde R., and a daughter, Blanche M., who, assisted by their aunt, Minnie Russell, tenderly cared for her; four step sons, Fred L., of Ripley; Theodore H., of Dexter, William Ethelbert and Ernest F., of Atlanta, Ga.; three sisters, Minnie B. Russell and Mrs. Earl P. Bridges of Dexter and Mrs. Fred H. Bridges of Wells; also four brothers, Clement H., of Augusta, Herbert F. of Dexter, Roscoe L., of Charleston and Eugene F., of Gardiner, who were bearers. Funeral services were held at 2 P. M., Tuesday at the First Baptist church, Rev. Henry E. Weston, pastor of the Free Will Baptist church officiating. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. Interment was in the family lot at Mt. Pleasant cemetery.